Tiger Woods shoots 72, to miss cut at Farmers Insurance Open

We’ve heard him sound as if he’s in denial after failure, dismissing issues plaguing his game, but there was something about his body language Friday as he made his way around Torrey Pines’ North Course.

“I’m trying to get ready for that first full week in April, that’s the plan”, said Woods, clearly with one eye on landing a fifth Green Jacket at The Masters.

The top of the leaderboard didn’t change from Thursday, with Justin Rose maintaining a one-shot lead after a one-under 71 on the South Course gave him a two-round total of eight-under 136.

The writing was on the wall after a bogey on his 12th hole, the par-three third, to drift out to five over.

Lurking just behind Rose is in-form Canadian Adam Hadwin, who shot a 71 to follow up his six-under-par 66 on Thursday, and defending champion Brandt Snedeker, who shot a three-under-par 69. He was 1 over through 13 holes.

Woods’ previous highest season-opening round was a 73 shot at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in 2015, according to PGA Tour officials.

It’s worth noting that he played an unofficial event in December in the Bahamas and made 24 birdies for the week.

Those who are bullish on Tiger Woods might want to consider the boilerplate caveat that past performance is no guarantee of future results.

“. It’s going to be breezy tomorrow, which should make it even more interesting”. Woods will not play the weekend at one of his favorite places to play. He hit a flop shot that settled 8 feet from the cup and celebrated with a fist-pump after rolling in the bogey putt.

His biggest concern? A 17-hour flight that awaits to Dubai, where he will play next week.

Meanwhile, Whee Kim is leading at 5 under.

Woods is hopeful for his Friday round at the North Course where the putting surfaces are better.

“I was fighting out there all day”, Woods said afterward. Dustin Johnson is even par.

He had company in his struggles, something Woods said he joked about with Day and Johnson.

“But it was just like the story at Hero where I made so many dumb mistakes out there”.

In his comeback PGA tournament the former World No.1 wasn’t happy with this drive. Jason Day is 2 over through for holes, including a three-putt.

Hope sprung eternal entering this week that Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour would be a successful one.

Round 3 tees off at 7:30 Saturday morning on the South Course.

Woods began with a bogey. It was nice to put together a round when I wasn’t hitting it that great early.

Tiger Woods won’t have to wait long to see how his game stacks up with the best in golf.

Woods added a 72 to his opening-round 76 and was not close to advancing to the weekend on a day of cool, blustery conditions in San Diego.

Mickelson, the second-best player of his era, underwent two sports-hernia surgeries in late 2016 before making his 2017 debut last week at CareerBuilder Challenge.